Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-02-12
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W WASHINGTON February J.-HOuse.-Mr.
Bynum, of Indiana, from the committee on
commerce, reported bills authorizing the
construction OF bridges across the Missouri
rlVer at Kansas City, and across the Missis-
sippi al Memphis. Mr.. Lowering, OF Mas
sachusetts, from the committee on invalid
pensions, reported bill granting a pension
to Walt Whitman. Private calendar. Mr..
Iaulbe, of Kentucky, from the same COM
mlttee, reported adversely the senate bill
granting pensions TO the widows Of General
Logan anu General Blair. The house got
into squabble over the army bill and after
some hlhbuatering adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 2.-house.-Alr.
Iaulbee, of Kentucky, as a privileged Ques-
ton, called up the message of the president
YetOing the bill granting pension to Garter
w. Iiller- The house refused to pass the
Dill over the veto. Mr., Hatch, of Missouri,
from the com mittee on agriculture, reported
back the senate bill for the establishment Of
agricultural experimental stations. Mr.
McAdOO, OF New er56y, introduced a bill TO
provide for the manufacture by Americans
of first class modern guns for the navy and
SEA coast def6nses. Referred to the com
mittee on military affairs. The bill appro-
PIRATES S2O,OOO,CO0. The Ileuro pneumonia
bill was taken up. 1t was discovered that
the house was without 3 quorum and an
adjournment was taken.
WASHINGTON, February 3.-House.-Nr.
Holman, OF Indiana, from the committee on
appropriations report Ll5 legislative
executive and judiciala precipitation bill
Committee of the whole. In the morning
hour MIR. Oates, of Alabama. on behalf OF
| the committee on revision of the laws, called
Up the bill authorizing the appointment and
prescribing compensation OF clerks TO s6ua-
/ tors and representatives who are not chair
men of committees. The bill was laid on
I the table. The house then went into COM
nittee of the whole, Mr.. BlOunt IN the chair,
/ on the pieurO-pn pneumonia bill. Without
/ concluding the consideration of the bill,
| the committee arose and the house ad-
iourned-
4, WASHINGTON, February 4-HOuse.-The
| speaker laid before the house messages from
the president, returning without his sp-
| prevail the bills granting pensions to Alex
| ander FaioOner and William Lynch. The
bOuss disposed of a few private bills coming
/ over as the unfinished business from last Fri
day and then took recess until 7:30 o. clock
the evening session to be for the considers
ton OF pension bills. At the evening s6s
sion thirty pension bills we're passed Ad
iourned.
WASHINGTON, February 5.-House.-rhi
speaker laid before the house a messag,
from the president, returning, without hi;
approval, the bill granting a pension {,
CuEhbert Stone. The president also sent il
messages Vetoing bills granting pension
to Franklin s. West, Jesse Campbell, r. Il
Bennett CgtheFine Sadi6F and James r
Bailey on the grounds that their claims az
still pending IN the pension bureau. Ih
speaker laid before the house the senet
bill for the reminding Of the direct taxes
Referred to the committee On Judiciary
/ The house then proceeded to the consideEa
ton of the bill for the payment of VIA
; are known as the +sFourth or july claims
After some discussion the Dill vas passed